SCP-2452 — SCP-2452 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2452 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-2452

Expected annual

$2.6M

One-time setup

$351K

Annual recurring

$2.6M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are moderate (~$351,000) for secure display, cameras and vehicles; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and retained contingency reserves/legal, totaling roughly $2.6M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $351K

Equipment $185K

[#1, #5, #7, #9, #19, #20] Reinforced display case and tamper sensors, CCTV installation, photographic gear initial purchase, initial medical/tactical kits, vehicle capex, and initial communications hardware.

Misinformation Campaign Setup $125K

[#12] One-time setup for Misinformation Campaign 24332-D (creation of narratives, actor contracts, initial assets).

Facilities $38K

[#3, #18] Environmental control capital (HVAC/dehumidifier/UPS) and secure archival vault one-time buildout/installation.

Archival Mounting And Duplicates $3K

[#2] Archival mounts, acid-free backing, UV-filtering glass and initial authorized duplicates vaulting.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr

Staff Wages $940K/yr

[#4, #6, #17, #10] 24/7 gallery security (6 guards), rapid photographic response team (4–6 agents), research staff salaries, and a medical officer for amnestic administration/documentation.

Legal And Litigation Reserve $500K/yr

[#13] Annual retained reserve for legal defense, settlements and litigation contingencies.

Unexpected Escalation Reserve $500K/yr

[#23] Contingency reserve for multi-victim or multi-site manifestations, mass amnestization and large misinformation rollouts.

Mortuary And Forensic Suppression $100K/yr

[#11] Mortuary work, forensic suppression, coordination/bribes and cover narratives for fatalities.

Replacement And Repair Reserve $100K/yr

[#21] Reserve fund for rapid repair/replacement of display case, mounts and gallery surfaces after damage.

Insurance And Site Overhead $100K/yr

[#22] Allocated share of Site-09 utilities, insurance, HR, legal and administrative overhead.

Amnestic Stock And Administration $50K/yr

[#10] Purchase and licensed administration of Class-A amnestics (budgeted doses and medical admin costs).

Covert Seizure And Evidence Ops $50K/yr

[#14] Covert retrieval of private photographs, household operations, cover compensations.

Research And Monitoring $40K/yr

[#17] R&D consumables and experiment costs to study containment mechanics (staff wages accounted in staff_wages).

Victim Relocation And Witness Protection $30K/yr

[#16] Witness relocation, temporary housing and identity-alteration expenses.

Documentation Destruction And Control $30K/yr

[#24] Annual budget for locating and securely destroying unauthorized copies, indemnification and operations.

Scene Cleanup And Forensic Countermeasures $25K/yr

[#15] Crime-scene cleanup, forensic countermeasures, physical repairs following manifestations.

Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr

[#7, #9] Photographic consumables (batteries, cards, film) and medical/tactical restocking.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#19] Vehicle fleet operating costs (fuel/maintenance/insurance) for rapid transport (fleet portion).

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#12] Ongoing maintenance of misinformation assets and small-scale PR operations (per-year baseline).

Response Team Vehicle Operating $20K/yr

[#6] Vehicles/fuel specific to rapid photographic response team (on-call mobility).

Facilities Maintenance $16K/yr

[#3, #18] HVAC/energy/dehumidifier operation and secure vault maintenance/audit.

Training And Drills $15K/yr

[#8] Regular photographic capture/response drills and instructor time.

Communications And Secure Networks $9K/yr

[#20] Secure comms service subscriptions and backups (satellite/secure cell).

Cctv And Monitoring Storage $5K/yr

[#5] Secure storage, retention and maintenance for CCTV/monitoring footage.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr

92.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine containment, monitoring, training and retained contingency reserves; no major manifestations or exposures.

no_manifestation routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Single-instance manifestation with limited casualties requiring targeted response, amnestics and local misinformation operations.

single_instance_destroyed local_manifestation small_num_casualties

🚨 Major Incident $3.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Multi-victim manifestation or several simultaneous instances requiring larger misinformation rollout, mortuary suppression and legal contingencies.

multi_victim_manifestation multi_site_response significant_fatalities

🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $5.1M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Public exposure or high-profile litigation event requiring mass amnestization, large-scale misinformation, and multi-million-dollar legal/settlement actions.

public_exposure high_profile_litigation mass_casualties

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#4] Two guards per shift, three shifts; fully loaded cost included in staff_wages.
Rapid Response Agent / Photographer	5	[#6] Mobile photographic response team (4–6 agents); wages and on-call premiums included.
Research Scientist	2	[#17] Research staff studying mechanics; wages included in staff_wages, consumables in research_and_monitoring.
Medical Officer	1	[#10] Licensed medical/admin for amnestic administration and casualty care; wage included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates come from analyst ranges; staffing and recurring reserves are well-identified but contingency sizes and incident probabilities are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.

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